title: [Continuous decompression. A new method in the treatment of juvenile bone cysts].
abstract: Venous obstruction in the bone is the true cause of a simple bone cyst. Scaglietti combined decompression with the injection of a corticosteroid into the cyst cavity, while Chigira used a multiple drill-hole method. We perforate the cyst wall and decompress continuously with cannulated screws for 12 months. Consolidation of a cyst cavity has been uniformly observed 9-11 months after drilling. Six patients have been treated, with excellent results and without any recurrences in the follow-up period of 24 months. Since the introduction of this simple method, resection and grafting of bone cysts in young people has been not necessary.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Krankenanstalten Bergmannsheil Bochum.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekkernkamp
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muhr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lies
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Die kontinuierliche Dekompression. Ein neuer Weg in der Behandlung juveniler Knochenzysten.